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| Correction Officer Accused of Forgery to Avoid Child Support |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/18/2003 |
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A veteran city correction officer was arrested February 25 on charges of forging court orders so he could stop paying support for his three children, the city Department of Investigation announced. Todd Jefferson, 40, of the Bronx, was charged with possession of a forged instrument and offering a false instrument for filing. He was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court and released without bail. If convicted, he could face up to seven years in prison. Jefferson, a correction officer since 1985, surrendered to the DOI, spokeswoman Emily Gest said. She said he was immediately suspended without pay from his $54,000-a-year job. Gest said Jefferson paid total support of about $1,600 a month to three women for the children. To get the Office of Payroll Administration to stop garnishing his paychecks, he submitted fake court orders from Brooklyn and the Bronx, she said. Jefferson avoided support deductions from one check, Gest said. A court complaint said his alleged scam was detected when clerks noticed that the docket numbers on his papers and the judges who supposedly signed them did not exist. The mothers of his children were reimbursed for the missed payment, Gest said. Judge Matthew F. Cooper scheduled Jefferson's next court appearance for March 18. Jefferson's lawyer had no comment. |
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